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glycosine

glycosine noun: an organic base, C₆H₆N₄, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.

Noun

glycosine (usually uncountable, plural glycosines)

  1. (obsolete, usually) An organic base, C₆H₆N₄, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.
  2. (usually) The organic compound 1-methyl-2-(phenylmethyl)-4(1H)-quinazolinone (a fused derivative of pyrimidine) found in the toothbrush plant, Glycosmis pentaphylla, sometimes used to ease the pain of arthritis

Forms of glycosine

pluralglycosines

Questions about glycosine

What does glycosine mean?
Glycosine means an organic base, C₆H₆N₄, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.
What part of speech is glycosine?
Glycosine is a noun.
What is the plural of glycosine?
The plural of glycosine is glycosines.

Words near glycosine in the dictionary

  1. glycosidically
  2. glycosids
  3. glycosilation
  4. glycosimeter
  5. glycosimeters
  6. glycosine
  7. glycosines
  8. glycosinine
  9. glycosinolate
  10. glycosinolates
  11. glycosinolic acid

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